
UK Suppliers Win Statoil Contracts
Statoil (UK) Limited has awarded Aker Solutions UK with the maintenance and modification services contract for the Mariner field. Likewise, the offshore services contract was awarded to Stork Technical Services Limited (UK). Aker Solutions will perform the services for the Mariner field under a five-year contract, anticipated to start this August. Stork will begin its services in January 2015, also under a five-year term. Both contracts include two two-year extension options. The Mariner platform is currently under construction, with scheduled production to start in 2017. The

Finalists Announced for Offshore Achievement Awards
work in the offshore industry and to stand up and be recognized by telling their story.” The finalists for the 2014 Offshore Achievement Awards are: Export Achievement (sponsored by Saltire Energy) EnerMech EV Tendeka Safety Innovations (sponsored by Petrofac) AMEC Stork Technical Services - ERBAS Viper Subsea Emerging Technology (sponsored by Nexen) Aubin Group Guardian Global Technologies Ocean Power Technologies The Innovator (sponsored by BG Group) Paradigm Flow Services Tendeka Viper Subsea Great Small Company (sponsored by Wood Group PSN) Accord

N-Sea Acquires Stork's Subsea Business
The acquisition of the subsea business of Stork Technical Services in Aberdeen is a next step in the realization of the growth strategy pursued by both companies and reaffirms the commitment of N-Sea to its strategy of becoming a leading Survey and IMR company, N-Sea said. The combined businesses will have a position in North Europe delivering IMR and Survey solutions to operators with subsea infrastructures in the oil and gas as well as renewable industries. Post acquisition the enterprise will employ more than 120 onshore staff, and on average 150 offshore staff, have 10 diving systems

Stork Adds Vessel to its Subsea Fleet
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, announced a further £2 million investment in its new daughter craft, The Edradour. The Edradour will be delivered to the Subsea division later this month and will provide additional operational support to meet the expanding needs of Stork’s diving operations as well as complementing its existing fleet; daughter craft, the Aberlour, a mother vessel, the SIEM Stork, and three dive intervention craft. The Edradour has the same design specifica

Oil and Gas Safety Awards: Finalists Unveiled
The shortlist of six finalists for OPITO’s annual global oil and gas workforce safety awards has been announced. SBM, Stork Technical Services and Total ABK Academy are vying for the Employer of the year title while IFAP, MSTS/Falck Safety Services Malaysia and PT Samson Tiara have made the final three in the Training Providers category of the awards. The awards recognize companies that best demonstrate their commitment to building a safe and competent workforce through OPITO standards. Winners will be announced at the OPITO Safety and Competency Conference (OSCC) in the

Stork Secures Contract with Technip
Stork Technical Services (Stork), a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil & gas, chemical and power sectors, has secured a significant contract win with Technip UK Ltd. The new three year contract, with two one-year extension options, will see Stork continuing to provide Subsea Bolt Tensioning to Technip UK Ltd. This comes after a successful previous five year framework agreement between the organizations and reinforces Stork’s Subsea Bolt Tensioning team as market leaders not only in standard equipment, but in specialised

Cortez Subsea Net Significant Contracts
of a powered reel drive system, tensioner and personnel for umbilical and flexible riser installation, includes a second phase which is due to begin later this year. Cortez Subsea has secured a further contract for the recovery and decommissioning of three flexible production flowlines for Stork Technical Services. The work, from the vessel Siem Stork for operations in the Central North Sea, is scheduled to complete in September 2013. The wins come at a time of expansion for Subsea Cortez. The company has made significant investment in new equipment and technologies in the last 12 months, in addition

Cortez Subsea Wins $2.4m in N. Sea Contracts
of a powered reel drive system, tensioner and personnel for umbilical and flexible riser installation, includes a second phase which is due to begin later this year. Cortez Subsea won an additional contract for the recovery and decommissioning of three flexible production flowlines for Stork Technical Services. The work, from the vessel Siem Stork for operations in the Central North Sea, is scheduled to complete in September 2013. The wins come at a time of expansion for Subsea Cortez. The company has made significant investment in new equipment and technologies in the last 12
Scotland’s First Graduate Training Program for Divers
Scotland’s first graduate training program for divers has been launched by diver training facility The Underwater Center and Stork Technical Services (Stork), a global provider of knowledge-based integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors. The Stork Dive Trainee Program is a three-year work-based training initiative, which will offer a number of newly qualified commercial divers the opportunity to step straight into a job within the oil and gas industry. The scheme highlights the increasingly close ties The Underwater Center enjoys with the sector, and is aimed at